Youtube has announced that it will begin streaming certain movies from the Sundance Film Festival for about 5 bucks. In this case switching to a paid model appears to be a good thing. Youtube is not moving their existing content behind a paywall (who would pay for keyboard cat anyways?), but are enhancing the site with more content.

From ReadWriteWeb:

Five Sundance films have been selected for this venture. It’s what we’d consider a test run to see how users will respond to paid content on the site, and whether this could be a new revenue stream for the web video giant, which has historically struggled with profitability.

The films include The Cove, an underwater adventure about dolphin capturing in Japan; Bass Ackwards, which chronicles an improvised road trip; Children of Invention, about two Bostonian orphans; One Too Many Mornings, a “coming of age comedy about two guys who are too old to be coming of age”; and Homewrecker, a comedy about a locksmith. The filmmakers will determine the exact asking price for viewing each movie, but all will be in the range of $5.

YouTube Will Start Charging for Some Videos

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